English Version
Some people believe that when a person dies, they are born again. This idea is often called reincarnation or the cycle of rebirth. Of course, beliefs about death and rebirth vary widely depending on religion and country, and these stories are difficult to verify. Still, many cases have been reported around the world in which people seemed to remember a previous life.
One of the best-known researchers in this field was Professor Ian Stevenson of the University of Virginia in the United States. After investigating more than 2,000 reported reincarnation cases, Stevenson noted several patterns that appeared again and again.
Common Features in Reincarnation Reports
According to these reports, people who claim to be reincarnated often share certain traits:
- They have images or memories of a previous life.
- Their personality resembles that of the person they claim to have been.
- They have physical marks, such as moles or birthmarks, in the same places where the previous person had wounds or distinctive features.
Children are often said to begin talking about past-life memories between the ages of about 2.6 and 4 to 6 years old. As they grow older, those memories reportedly fade little by little.
The Boy from India
In 1979, a boy named Giriraj Soni was born in a village in Madhya Pradesh, India. When Soni was around 2 years old, he suddenly began talking about memories from a past life.
“I am Subhan Khan,” he reportedly said.
Subhan Khan was said to have been one of the victims in a murder case that took place in a location called Alam in 1978. Soni had a mark on the back of his head, and Subhan was reportedly killed after being stabbed in that same area.
Soni was Hindu, but according to the story, he was able to recite Islamic prayers even though no one had taught them to him. Subhan Khan had also been Muslim.
The Boy Named Bongkuch
In 1962, a boy named Bongkuch was born in Thailand. When he was 2 years old, he suddenly began speaking about what he said were memories of a previous life.
He claimed that long ago he had been a person named Chamrat, and that he had been shot and killed on the day of a festival. He reportedly gave his own name, hometown, and even the names of his parents.
People around him were puzzled because the boy behaved in ways that were unusual for Thai children, and his food preferences were also different. Later, it was reportedly discovered that the shooting incident he described had actually happened, and that the name he gave for the killer matched the real case.
It was also said that some of the boy’s behavior was characteristic of Lao people, leading those involved in the story to believe that his previous life had been as a Lao person.
When the boy was very young, he spoke about his past-life memories. But at some point, those behaviors disappeared. As he grew up, the memories seemed to fade.
A Man Said to Have Lived Many Lives
Many people have heard of General Patton of the U.S. Army, a famous figure in history. He is also known in stories about reincarnation because he reportedly believed he had memories of past lives.
“I know this place,” he is said to have claimed.
According to these accounts, he could walk through towns and roads without relying on guides or maps. He also wrote about having once been an infantryman in ancient Greece and, in another life, a marshal who served Napoleon.
These supposed memories and past experiences are said to have shaped his courage and helped him fulfill his role as a commander.
Final Thoughts
What did you think?
The idea that reincarnation might actually happen is surprising, and these stories continue to fascinate people who are drawn to the mysterious side of life and death. Maybe we have all simply forgotten. Perhaps, somewhere deep in a corner of the mind, memories of a previous life are still quietly stored away.
Japanese Language
人は死んだら生まれ変わる。これを「転生現象」や「輪廻転生」なんて言い方をすると思います。もちろん宗教や国によって考えは異なりますが、実は実際に生まれ変わりの現象が起きたことが数多く報告されているのです。今回は、そんな生まれ変わりの現象について迫っていきたいと思います。前世の記憶。。この、生まれ変わりについて研究している有名な大学がアメリカ・ヴァージニア大学のイアン・スティーブンソン教授です。イアン教授が過去に2000件以上の生まれ変わり現象を調査した結果、転生者にとある特徴があったのです。
転生者に一致する特徴 「前世のイメージを持っている」。「前世の人間と性格が一致している」。「生まれ変わる前の人間と同じ場所にほくろやあざといった身体的特徴がある」。などの特徴があるそうです。転生者が前世の記憶について語り始める年齢が2.6歳～4～6歳といわれています。一定の年齢が過ぎると徐々に記憶が薄れていってしまうのです。インドの少年。1979年にインドのマディヤ・プラデッシュ州の村で「ギリラジ・ソニ」という男の子が生まれました。ソニは2歳のころになると突然前世の記憶を語りだしたのです。
「ぼくは、スバン・カーだ」。スバンという人物は1978年にアラムという場所で起きた殺人事件の被害者の一人だったのです。ソニの後頭部にはアザがあるのだが、スバンはそこを刺されて亡くなっていたのです。。ソニはヒンドゥー教なのだが、誰も教えていないのにソニはイスラム教の祈りを唱えることができたのです。そして、 スバンもイスラム教徒だった のです。ボンクチという少年。1962年にタイでボンクチという少年が生まれました。少年が2歳になった時に突然前世についての記憶を語り始めたのです。
昔「チャムラット」という名前を持っていて、お祭りの日に打たれて殺されたと語り始めたのです。自分の名前や出身地、両親の名前まで話したそうです。少年はタイ人がとらないような行動をとったり、食べ物の好みも違ったところがあり、周囲を困惑させていたそうです。のちに、少年が話していた射殺事件が実際にあったことが判明し、少年が語っていた犯人の名前が一致したのです。少年の行動などはラオス人特有のものだということも判明し、前世はラオス人だったことが分かったそうです。
幼いころは前世の記憶を語っていた少年だが、いつの間にかそういった行動はなくなったそうです。成長とともに、前世の記憶も薄れていったようです。何度も生まれ変わった人物。アメリカ陸軍ショーン・パットン将軍をご存じだろうか。将軍は歴史上の有名人でもあり、前世の記憶を持っていたとしても有名な方なのです。「私はここをしっている」。とガイドや地図に頼らずに、街のあちこちや道を迷わずに歩くことができたのです。さらに、彼は古代ギリシャの歩兵だったことや、ナポレオンに仕えた陸軍元帥だったことを書いているのです。
そんな前世の記憶や過去の経験を活かし、将軍は勇敢で司令官としての使命を全うしたのです。まとめ。いいかがだったでしょうか？。実際に生まれ変わり減少や輪廻転生があるというのはびっくりしましたね。もしかしたら、自分たちは忘れてしまっているだけかもしれないが、頭のどこか片隅に前世の記憶が詰まっているのかもしれませんね！
